That is great advice. It works well. I started doing that after the first storm and have done it ever since. Another thing I found is that you can generally keep walk ways done using a stiff straw broom 😉

I think I’m going to order myself a steel snow shovel. The plastic ones don’t work very well, especially at getting the tracks off the driveway. Steel blades are more for pushing the snow, which for me is ideal. I rarely pick it up and move it.

I’ve also seen suggestions of applying non-stick cooking spray to the blades of shovels, but in my experience it only makes a difference if the snow is wet.

I live in Haines Ak, and have had dreams of starting an olympic snow shoveling team based right out of Haines here. We get a lot of snow! This storm cycle is expected to dump 15 inches tonight and another 10 tomorrow. But that is normal. I use a long handled steel scoop shovel. It is not wide but with this much snow you have to pitch it and the long blade is nice on your back muscles. I do go at it during the snow with a snow blower but do clean up with that long handled shovel. Here it is key to attack the snow during the storm and it also helps to have a snow blower (minimum 7 hp would be ideal).
Enjoy the POW and come and do some heli-skiing up here.
Aaron